"Of course he can -- anyone can -- but he's not going to. No one that does that to a kid is going to second guess anything they ever do. No one who infects someone who's supposed to be their friend with a mind-altering fear parasite is going to second guess anything they ever do."
What in the Blue Blazes was going on with this? If this guy was Hal's archenemy, why was he talking about this like someone talking about a bad relationship? Like he was...battered. It reminded him a little of --
Oh.
Oh.
Hurt was hurt. He'd seen hurt in the eyes of a friend before. He knew what it did to people, especially on a repeat basis.
He also knew that explaining what he thought he was seeing in a way Hal would accept wouldn't be easy.
"Who else does he have to hurt for it to make him a lost cause, Hal? What else does he have to do to you to make it wrong enough?" Rich shook his head. "And why do you think so little of yourself that you don't see he's already done too much?"
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He actually said the exact words.
"Of course he can -- anyone can -- but he's not going to. No one that does that to a kid is going to second guess anything they ever do. No one who infects someone who's supposed to be their friend with a mind-altering fear parasite is going to second guess anything they ever do."
What in the Blue Blazes was going on with this? If this guy was Hal's archenemy, why was he talking about this like someone talking about a bad relationship? Like he was...battered. It reminded him a little of --
Oh.
Oh.
Hurt was hurt. He'd seen hurt in the eyes of a friend before. He knew what it did to people, especially on a repeat basis.
He also knew that explaining what he thought he was seeing in a way Hal would accept wouldn't be easy.
"Who else does he have to hurt for it to make him a lost cause, Hal? What else does he have to do to you to make it wrong enough?" Rich shook his head. "And why do you think so little of yourself that you don't see he's already done too much?"